The Federal Bureau of Investigations said they are conducting a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of a man by an FBI special agent from the New Orleans field office.

The agent was part of the Violent Gang Task Force that was conducting a surveillance operation as part of an ongoing federal investigation involving drug-related activity.

The shooting happened on Tuesday behind a motel in the 12300 block of the Interstate 10 Service Road between Bullard Avenue and Paris Road.

Allen Desdunes, 37, of New Orleans, was killed.

A thorough investigation of the incident is being led by the FBI's Inspection Division from Washington, D.C., with support from the local FBI field office and the assistance of the Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department.

The FBI's Inspection Division offered the family of the deceased an opportunity to provide any information they may have related to the investigation.

The investigative report will be provided to the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office and the Eastern District of U.S. Attorney's Office for their review early next week. The report will also be provided to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.